Watch Jerry Seinfeld brutally turn down a hug from Kesha

Footage has surfaced of Jerry Seinfeld rejecting Kesha‘s attempt to hug him on the red carpet.

The two stars both attended and performed at the Night of Laughter & Song event at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, a charity event held by the David Lynch Foundation.

While the Seinfeld star was being interviewed on the red carpet, singer Kesha interrupted the comedian to tell him that she “loves” him “so much”. She then asked if she could hug him.

After Seinfeld said “no thanks” and physically dodged Kesha’s attempt to hug him, he then said to the interviewer: “I don’t know who that was”. Upon being told it was Kesha, Seinfeld replied: “Okay, well I wish her the best.”

The band’s guitarist Dave Catching told Rolling Stone: “She used to come to Eagles shows when she was 16. She was always a big fan. Then I remember we got back from Europe… And she was on every magazine cover when we landed from a tour. It was really amazing.”